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The Uzi (/ ˈ uː z i / ⓘ; Hebrew: עוזי, romanized: Ūzi; officially cased as UZI) is a family of Israeli open-bolt, blowback-operated submachine guns and machine pistols first designed by Major Uziel "Uzi" Gal in the late 1940s, shortly after the establishment of the State of Israel.
The Magen division rose to international prominence in the 1950s, as the creator of the Uzi, of which over 10 million would be produced, netting billions of dollars for the company. [4] Subsequent well known military exports have included the Jericho 941 semi-automatic pistol , Negev light machine gun , Galil assault rifle , Tavor assault rifle ...
Uziel "Uzi" Gal (Hebrew: עוזיאל "עוזי" גל, born Gotthard Glas; 15 December 1923 – 7 September 2002) was a German-born Israeli firearm designer who invented and became the eponym of the Uzi submachine gun.
Manufacturing gun barrels in an IMI factory, 1955. Israel Weapon Industries' small arms offerings are notable, with numerous well identified product names and de facto 'brands'. Examples are the Uzi submachine gun and the IMI Galil assault rifle, and the Negev light machine gun.
Submachine guns; IMI Uzi [7] Submachine gun: 9×19mm Israel: Uzi, Mini-Uzi, Micro-Uzi, and Uzi-Pro used. Ingram MAC-10 [4] Submachine gun: 9×19mm United States: IWI X95 [4] Submachine gun and bullpup assault rifle: 9×19mm variant Israel: 9x19mm suppressed variant used by IDF Special Forces Semi-automatic rifle; Suppressed Ruger 10/22 [6] [8 ...
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The task was assigned to two groups: one led by Uziel Gal, the designer of the Uzi submachine gun, and the other led by Galili. The latter, together with Yakov Lior , invented the Galil assault rifle , named after its inventor.
The stock is tubular and sidefolding, departing from the complicated retractable design of the Israeli UZI; it pivots underneath the back side of the receiver and lies flat against the right side of the gun when folded. It is longer than the UZI stock (200 millimetres vs. 180), and results more comfortable to operate and to shoulder.